under cover
Example Sentences
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But these elephants are no dopes: One of Ms. Argo’s coups is capturing a very well-organized raid—quietly executed, under cover of darkness—by a parade of males into a tomato plantation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026
Machado, meanwhile, has yet to return to Venezuela from where she disappeared under cover after months in hiding to receive the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo in December.
From Barron's • Jan. 7, 2026
As the sun went down and a phone notification warned of more rain, the women, donning elf aprons and Santa hats, scrambled to move the boxes under cover.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 25, 2025
However, Newey is said to have given his former Red Bull colleague a tour of the Aston Martin factory under cover of darkness on Tuesday night.
From BBC • Nov. 26, 2025
He described cover names, fragmentary messages, traces of the work of Soviet agents operating deep under cover in the United States.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
